erane Lady, we require your Grace to transporte your
persone thairfra, seing we ar constrayned,[1008] for the necessitie
of the commoun-weall, to sute the samyn be armes, being denyed of
the libertie thairof, be sindree requisitionis maid of befoir.
Attour, your Grace wald caus departe with yow out of the said
towne, ony persone havand commissioun in ambassadore, yf any sick
be, or in lieutennentschip of our Soveranis, together with all
Frenchemen, soldiouris, being within the same, (whais bloode we
thrust nott, becaus of the auld amitie and freindschip betuix the
realme of France, and us, whiche amitie, be occasioun of the
mariage of our Soverane Lady to the King of that realme, should
rather increase nor decrease;) and this we pray your Grace and
thame bayth to do within the space of twenty four houris, for the
reverence we awcht unto your persones. And thus recommending our
humill service to your Grace, we committ your Hienes to the
eternall protectioun of God.

"At Edinburgh, the xxiij day[1009] of October 1559.
"Your Graces humile Servitouris."[1010]

The day following, we summoned the towne of Leyth by the sound of
trumpet, in forme as followeth:--

"I require and charge, in name of oure Soverane Lord and Lady, and
of the Counsall presentlie in Edinburgh, that all Scottis and
Frenche men, of whatsumever estait and degree thai be, that thei
departe of this towne of Leyth within the space of twelf houris,
and maik the samyn patent to all and sindrie our Soverane Ladyis
liegis; for seing we have na sick haitrent at eyther that ane or
that other,[1011] that we thrust the bloode of any of the twa, for
that ane is our naturall brother, borne, nurished, and broght up
within the bowellis of ane commoun countree; and with that other,
our natioun hes continewed lang amitie and allya, and hopis that sa
shall do sa lang as swa thei list to use us, and nott suite to maik
slavis of freindis, whiche this strenthnyng of oure townis
pretendis. And thairfoir maist hartlie desyres that ane and that
uther, to desist frome fortifeing and manteanyng of this towne, in
our Soveranis and thair said Counsallis name, desyres thame to maik
the same free within the space of xij houris."

[SN: TREASSON AMONGIS THE COUNSALL.]

Defiance gevin, thair